Identification and characterization of a novel Shigella flexneri serotype Yv in China.

Shigella flexneri is the major cause of bacterial shigellosis in developing countries. S. flexneri is divided into at least 19 serotypes, the majority of which are modifications of the same basic O-antigen by glucosylation and/or O-acetylation of its sugar residues by phage encoded serotype-converti...

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Main Authors: Qiangzheng Sun, Ruiting Lan, Jianping Wang, Shengli Xia, Yiting Wang, Yan Wang, Dong Jin, Bo Yu, Yuriy A Knirel, Jianguo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3728103?pdf=render